I come from a small industrial town in the eastern part of India called Asansol. After earning my bachelor’s in 2011, I worked as a software developer in Kolkata. Although the work was interesting, I couldn’t help but feel that something was missing. Pursuing higher education in the U.S. was my dream, but quitting my […]
When COVID-19 shut down America, Danielle Render (T’17, EnE’17) was ready. Her custom clothing company Divine Creations, known by the brand name DVN Co., had already seen the worst before word ever hit American media. She started feeling the pinch in January because DVN’s raw materials come from China, where the first cases of coronavirus […]
James Franklin Sharp (MS IE’61, PhD IE’66) graduated from Chester Grade School in Chester, Illinois, in 1950. As eighth grade class president, he addressed his fellow graduates during the ceremony. Seventy years later, the school invited Sharp to return to Chester and give a talk to its 2020 graduating class, but the coronavirus pandemic forced […]
When whistleblower Edward Snowden became a household name in the early 2010s, Carey Parker’s (ECE’91, MS ECE’92) career as a security and privacy advocate took shape. “I wanted to bridge the gap between the physical world and the cyber world,” he says. “In our physical daily lives, we have locks, smoke alarms, and seat belts […]
Growing up, Myron Hardiman (CE’69) wanted to be a farmer. “I spent my summers on my grandparents’ farm in southern Indiana, and I loved to ride the tractor and work in the fields.” As Hardiman entered high school, however, he realized that farmers didn’t earn much money. “Even though I had never met an engineer […]
When Robert J. Taylor (ME’60) was appointed to the University’s Board of Trustees by Indiana Governor Evan Bayh in 1990, it was historically significant because Taylor was the first African American to be named to Purdue’s highest body. At the time, he was production and technical service director for Eli Lilly and Co. Taylor served […]
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, David Nelson Crosthwait Jr. (ME’1913) was considered an authority on heat transfer, ventilation, and air conditioning. He was a research engineer, director of research laboratories for CA Dunham Company in Marshalltown, Iowa, from 1925 to 1930. He was the technical advisor of Dunham-Bush Inc. from 1930 to 1971. He served as […]
Erika Wetterlin (IE’15) charts her own course to professional success It was a running joke growing up that I learned the Purdue fight song before my ABCs. I spent Saturdays getting up early to tailgate before watching Drew Brees throw another winning touchdown. I’m a third generation Boilermaker, so my parents raised me to believe […]
Students grab their screwdrivers to dismantle everyday objects Read a textbook, listen to lectures, master the theories — all keys to learning. Sometimes, though, you need hands-on exploration. Students in any major are invited to bring their curiosity to How Stuff Works, ME297. There, they’ll meet teaching assistants like Shankar Srinivasan (ME’18), who took his […]
